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Experts from Internet Watch Foundation demand UK uses online safety bill to protect children<\/p>\n

Experts are finding fifteen times as much child sexual abuse material online as they were a decade ago, figures show.<\/p>\n

The online safety organisation the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), said its analysts were facing a \u201ctidal wave\u201d of abuse material. It called on the government to ensure the online safety bill, intended to improve internet safety, was used to protect children.<\/p>\n

IWF figures show that this year it has acted against a record amount of more than 200,000 websites containing child sexual abuse material. That is 15 times more than in 2011, when there were just over 13,000 reports of abusive content.<\/p>\n

Susie Hargreaves, the charity\u2019s chief executive, said while major improvements in detection technology and the hiring of more analysts had helped uncover more criminal material, it remained a growing problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took up my position as chief executive of the IWF in 2011 and, since then, we have seen a truly mammoth increase in the amount of this harmful, hurtful material available freely on the open web. We\u2019ve more than tripled the number of analysts at the IWF in that time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2014 we were given the ability to proactively search for this material, which was a gamechanger for us, making us unique among non-law-enforcement bodies. But the sad fact is, the problem has outpaced the efforts around the world. We\u2019re continuing to build world-class technology which helps us, and companies globally, to tackle this criminality, but it\u2019s the work of our human analysts which really sets the IWF apart.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that the figures highlighted why it was so important that the government placed the protection of children on the internet at the centre of the proposed online safety bill, its planned regulation for the tech sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur analysts, every day, are holding back a tidal wave of criminal material, preventing it from spreading even further online, and stopping criminals from sharing the horrendous abuse of innocent children. This is why the role we play in the online safety regulation is so important. We need to see real action now to halt this rise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new online safety bill is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make sure children\u2019s safety is front and centre, and that our digital future is built around a core of measures to protect children.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nExperts from Internet Watch Foundation demand UK uses online safety bill to protect children
\nExperts are finding fifteen times as much child sexual abuse material online as they were a decade ago, figures show.
\nThe online safety organisation the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), said its analysts were facing a \u201ctidal wave\u201d of abuse material. It called on the government to ensure the online safety bill, intended to improve internet safety, was used to protect children.IWF figures show that this year it has acted against a record amount of more than 200,000 websites containing child sexual abuse material. That is 15 times more than in 2011, when there were just over 13,000 reports of abusive content.Susie Hargreaves, the charity\u2019s chief executive, said while major improvements in detection technology and the hiring of more analysts had helped uncover more criminal material, it remained a growing problem.\u201cI took up my position as chief executive of the IWF in 2011 and, since then, we have seen a truly mammoth increase in the amount of this harmful, hurtful material available freely on the open web. We\u2019ve more than tripled the number of analysts at the IWF in that time,\u201d she said.\u201cIn 2014 we were given the ability to proactively search for this material, which was a gamechanger for us, making us unique among non-law-enforcement bodies. But the sad fact is, the problem has outpaced the efforts around the world. We\u2019re continuing to build world-class technology which helps us, and companies globally, to tackle this criminality, but it\u2019s the work of our human analysts which really sets the IWF apart.\u201dShe added that the figures highlighted why it was so important that the government placed the protection of children on the internet at the centre of the proposed online safety bill, its planned regulation for the tech sector.\u201cOur analysts, every day, are holding back a tidal wave of criminal material, preventing it from spreading even further online, and stopping criminals from sharing the horrendous abuse of innocent children. This is why the role we play in the online safety regulation is so important. We need to see real action now to halt this rise.\u201cThe new online safety bill is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make sure children\u2019s safety is front and centre, and that our digital future is built around a core of measures to protect children.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Experts from Internet Watch Foundation demand UK uses online safety bill to protect children Experts are finding fifteen times as much child sexual abuse material online as they were a decade ago, figures show. The online safety organisation the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), said its analysts were facing a \u201ctidal wave\u201d of abuse material. It …<\/p>\n

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